Metacognitive monitoring and control processes in children with autism spectrum disorder: Diminished judgement of confidence accuracy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NP, United Kingdom;2. Autism Research Group, Department of Psychology, Rhind Building, City University London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom;1. Instituto de Cálculo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina;2. Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina and IFIBA, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina;3. Laboratorio de Neurociencia, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina;4. Unidad de Neurobiología Aplicada, CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina;1. Ludwig Maximilian University, Department for Psychology, Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München, Germany;2. Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Communication & Media, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands;3. Ecole Normale Supérieure, 29, rue d‘Ulm, Pavillon Jardin, 75005 Paris, France;1. Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;2. Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;3. Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Metacognition consists of monitoring processes (the ability to accurately represent one’s own mental states) and control processes (the ability to control one’s cognitive processes effectively). Both processes play vital roles in self-regulated learning. However, currently it is unclear whether these processes are impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This study aimed to assess metacognition in thirty-two children with ASD, and 30 IQ-/age-matched neurotypical children, using a judgment of confidence task. It was found that children with ASD showed diminished accuracy in their judgments of confidence, indicating metacognitive monitoring impairments in ASD. Children with ASD also used monitoring to influence control processes significantly less than neurotypical children, despite little evidence of impairments in overall control ability. |
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| Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Metacognition Metamemory Self-awareness Judgments of confidence (JOC) |
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